Archive for September, 2011

New LTO-5 Archive Server Solution for Media Composer Workgroups

Cambridge, UK and Walnut Creek, Calif. – September 1, 2011 – XenData, the leading provider of digital video archive solutions to the media and entertainment industry, and Marquis Broadcast, specialist in content workflows and media integration software, today announced a collaborative solution to easily archive all media associated with Avid Media Composer editing projects to LTO-5 cartridges.

The combined solution creates an LTO-5 archive server for use on a network with multiple Avid Media Composer video edit stations. It allows users to easily archive not only sequence edits, effects and project settings, but the original rushes.

The LTO-5 archive server has an attached robotic LTO tape library and runs both XenData6 Server software and Marquis Parking 2.6 software on the same Windows Server 2008 R2 platform. The system scales from 33 TB near-line LTO capacity more

At IBC 2011 (stand 7.J15) AmberFin, a leading developer of file-based media ingest and transcoding solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses, will announce the launch of a free, non-vendor specific, educational program that is delivered to your email in-box, targeted at professionals working in the broadcast and electronic media industries. Called Bruce’s Shorts, the program consists of series of weekly video shorts and monthly in-depth webinars covering a broad range of industry topics including: “how to avoid the common mistakes when migrating from tape-based to file-based workflows” to “the secrets of metadata” and “which is the best HD format for your facility”.
The program has been developed and will be led by Bruce Devlin, AmberFin’s Chief Technology Officer and co-author of the MXF specification. Devlin brings 25 years of experience working at the leading edge of the broadcast industry, working on standards committees, designing products more

Discover the power of Autodesk Smoke’s high-quality editorial finishing capabilities; Free presentation at Mewshop on September 8th – don’t miss out!

New York, New York – September 1, 2011 – Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination, is pleased to announce the upcoming Autodesk® Smoke® on a Mac presentation on September 8, 2011 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. A free event for all, Smoke on a Mac will introduce attendees to the high-quality, powerful capabilities of this popular editorial finishing software. Autodesk Smoke is a leader in professional editorial finishing for high-quality commercial and broadcast projects, and features the familiar workflow of a nonlinear editor combined with powerful visual effects design and finishing tools. It empowers your video editing software pipeline, helping you keep creative projects in-house from creative cut through final delivery. The free demo, more

Global Caché, the leading independent manufacturer of IP and WiFi connectivity products for the control and automation market, and High Resolution Systems, developers of Universal Device Controller (UDC) software and hardware announced today they have signed a strategic alliance agreement. The partnership provides a platform for the two companies to share marketing opportunities and ensures seamless compatibility between products. UDC software currently supports Global Caché’s connectivity hardware.

Global Caché’s award-winning products connect almost any electrical device to a WiFi and IP network so it can be controlled, automated, and maintained by network-based software. The company offers other connectivity products and capabilities, including IR learning, IR receivers, and sensors, that can be connected to a network. Global Caché products are enabling devices that are designed to work with other standards based products.

High Resolution Systems provides a simplified control solution developed by end users that requires no code modification more

Evolve IMG Puts Cinedeck EXTREME and Sony F3 Workflow to the Test for ESPN

New York, NY (September 1, 2011) — Cinedeck LLC (www.cinedeck.com) announced today it is continuing to make significant strides enhancing state-of-the-art, multi-format file-based production workflows and support for the newest, industry-popular cameras. Cinedeck also announced today that Evolve IMG, a boutique digital creative agency based in Chicago, IL, and close partner with ESPN and the ESPN SportsCenter program, has completed extensive testing of the Sony F3 with the Cinedeck EXTREME in preparation for an ESPN shoot.

For its testing and in preparation for the ESPN shoot, Evolve IMG focused on recording, file format and rigging support with the Sony F3 and the Cinedeck EXTREME, and confirmed numerous file-based workflow enhancing benefits for the Sony more